Perhaps an oil change will lead to more mileage. https://youtu.be/Woa_h1dudO0 I'm fairly happy with the progress I've made in Muay Thai training. My power kick feels good and has improved a lot. I've also lost some weight along the way. My reflexes have improved I feel and I'm able to do some basic reading of …
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Happy Birthday Dad, Nov. 2, 2019 I weighed myself today, back up to 125, hard to believe I gained 7 pounds in less than 2 months. All the time I've spent with my folk has gotten me soft. I'm also surprised by how quickly my motor skills have deteriorated in Muay Thai. My reaction speed …
The only way is forward. I sparred for the first time yesterday. It didn't go well of course. Why should it have? Can't expect to be great the first time around doing things. This takes me back to March in my first Muay Thai class in Chiang Mai when I got bruised terribly and when …
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Progress is a process. July 7, 2019 The good news is I can clinch again. After that infected wound put me out of commission for about 2 weeks, I'm finally back at it. My neck was a bit sore to start with given that I haven't done this in a while, but not nearly as …
Cookies I received from one of my students. June 30, 2019 That bad scratch I got last Monday got infected, which in hindsight seems quite obvious. The wound got bigger and bigger by the day and felt consistently painful and raw. At the urging of the Thai teachers in my school, I want to go …
The nasty cut I got due to my negligence. June 23, 2019 I got a fairly bad scratch on my left side jaw last week from Must Thai clinching. All a part of the process I guess. I think it's quite noticeable as my colleagues, students and others have been commenting about it. Because of …
A friendly folk with simple tastes. June 16, 2019 An update on Muay Thai training, I only went once this week which I don't feel great about. I went yesterday on Saturday but they were closed for a party. They fed me, and kept on feeding me. Part of it I think was because since …
A sound strategy requires adjusting expectations to reality. June 3, 2019 One month into teaching English, I think I'm starting to hit a rythym in my teaching. For the group B students, I mainly stick with the book due to them being weak learners. For M2A, once I've covered the book, I move on to …
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The only way to know what's out there is finding out for yourself. May 9, 2019 So I've started my teaching position in Attamit School in Bangkok about a week ago. So far things have been doing pretty decent, classes don't start until the 16th so no direct teaching experience yet. At this point in …
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Being on the road gets old after a while. April 30, 2019 I've been back in Bangkok for about a week now and just moved into my apartment a couple days ago. The apartment is basic, lacking the stove, fridge and bathtub. I'm not finding that too much as $140 a month for the late I can't …
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